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korea is moving along. in my parents' mind, korea is the same and that's how they raised us in the korea they grew up in. there was a very stark difference between their mind set of what kids should and do and be like, versus like what my friends were experienced every day. >> george, when we discussed immigration, we have an issue with an idea of simulation, compared to the first wave of immigration here to today. >> a century ago, we were undergoing in 1911 a torrent of immigration. but there are big differences. first of all, they came across the atlantic ocean which served as a psychological guillotine. it severed people from where they came from. so they looked into americans and said we're going to become american. it's very different when you are the only developed nation in the world with a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation. people can walk across and go back and send money back and there's no, again, severing of the connection to the old country. second, back in 1911, our economy could abs
korea is moving along. in my parents' mind, korea is the same and that's how they raised us in the korea they grew up in. there was a very stark difference between their mind set of what kids should and do and be like, versus like what my friends were experienced every day. >> george, when we discussed immigration, we have an issue with an idea of simulation, compared to the first wave of immigration here to today. >> a century ago, we were undergoing in 1911 a torrent of...
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do you not besmirch captain korea. have you seen captain korea? none of the guys are over 18. there is a lot of captain korea and guess what the uniform is? nothing! i will not tell you what their shield is, but i think if you watch, you will love it. here's my feeling. they hate us because their people love us. it's a love/hate thing. have you 3 million russians here and a million or -- from ukraine. they are also really pissed. there is a millian koreans, it's a brain drain. >> who is milla? >> she's the one that we made her date the guy from home alone. [laughter] >> we made her! >> no wonder! >> in your face. that was the trade. she wanted to come from the ukraine to the united states and only if you date -- we can't even remember his name. macauley culkin. >> yeah, that guy. the moment she got big, she dumped him. he must have seen that coming. >> he was the one that held her back. is itr does he really have funny? >> yeah! >> he's held onto it. that's my question [overlapping dialogue] >> what about after that? i want to ask the viewers at home, vilost control of this se
do you not besmirch captain korea. have you seen captain korea? none of the guys are over 18. there is a lot of captain korea and guess what the uniform is? nothing! i will not tell you what their shield is, but i think if you watch, you will love it. here's my feeling. they hate us because their people love us. it's a love/hate thing. have you 3 million russians here and a million or -- from ukraine. they are also really pissed. there is a millian koreans, it's a brain drain. >> who is...
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would be on south korea. the guy hesitated. you are right. could you do not need taa if it is respect to south career any other trade agreements. tom coburn says the we have 47 different programs designed to help equip american workers to find jobs and be able to compete in the 21st century. we will work and alatas said together. moscow to work on that. let's go through to try we will work on that to get there. let's go to work on that. meet try to find a way to the republican concerns about the vote on taa. at the end of the day, it is important to us. if we can do that in a way that has a free shot, this is the way the place ought to do. >> >> there are 47 different programs in which we spend on this out in this country. this is somewhat duplicative. this is another, not including the 47. >> by ultimately agreeing to the negotiation on the taa extension for, what is it, 130 weeks that is fully paid for and offset, that is not a bad deal compared with some of the things we have voted for around here. let me
would be on south korea. the guy hesitated. you are right. could you do not need taa if it is respect to south career any other trade agreements. tom coburn says the we have 47 different programs designed to help equip american workers to find jobs and be able to compete in the 21st century. we will work and alatas said together. moscow to work on that. let's go through to try we will work on that to get there. let's go to work on that. meet try to find a way to the republican concerns about...
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we have people that are particularly connected to north korea. but that the transition in south korea. great success has been made there, a different approach. dallas in just the reagan gave a seat in a good blueprint about how to influence events in such a country they you're worried about. >>-with fox news. when you talk about gadhafi must go, it is easy to say, he has proven to be much more difficult. how would you deal with this with the more specificity of how you would get him to go. and boots on the ground, special operations forces, more of the same? the nisei and hard to do if he decides he doesn't want to go. >> be consistent and clear about your expectations. egypt we have an 82-year-old that if it is a revolution or heart attack or something, was not long for that position. what was the plan between a 30 + year decatur and chaos. there wasn't one. he thought it was this kid. that wasn't going to work either. as it unfolds in a number of the moment towards the end, we have me,ident biden -- excuse vice president biden say mubark ak was
we have people that are particularly connected to north korea. but that the transition in south korea. great success has been made there, a different approach. dallas in just the reagan gave a seat in a good blueprint about how to influence events in such a country they you're worried about. >>-with fox news. when you talk about gadhafi must go, it is easy to say, he has proven to be much more difficult. how would you deal with this with the more specificity of how you would get him to...
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open, south korea -- waited for countrywoman -- who birdied 18 to reach the three whole playoff. in the playoff, she does it and winds. amazing. >> all right. we with you at 11.
open, south korea -- waited for countrywoman -- who birdied 18 to reach the three whole playoff. in the playoff, she does it and winds. amazing. >> all right. we with you at 11.
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and south korea. it could lead to billions of dollars in increased trade between the two countries effecting a wide variety of industries. host: $87 billion as the number that comes up. in exports to south korea, machinery, medical instruments, and organic chemicals. to the nature of those supplies going to south korea change because of this deal? guest: there are a bunch of u.s. industries that could benefit. there are some agricultural products that could see the tariffs go down and as a result could see increased production, like frozen orange juice or potatoes. there are things like that that are important to california, florida, or idaho. the makers of those products could really see big gains from that. also, telecommunication companies, technology, financial services. manufacturing. this is a big agreement that covers a broad range of areas. host: do we send more to them or do they send more to us? guest: right now, they send more to us. right now, they enjoy a $4 billion trade surplus. the adm
and south korea. it could lead to billions of dollars in increased trade between the two countries effecting a wide variety of industries. host: $87 billion as the number that comes up. in exports to south korea, machinery, medical instruments, and organic chemicals. to the nature of those supplies going to south korea change because of this deal? guest: there are a bunch of u.s. industries that could benefit. there are some agricultural products that could see the tariffs go down and as a...
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>>> torrential rain leaves dozens dead in south korea. and cosmic tagalong, a massive neighbor in earth's orbit. good morning, i'm amara sohn. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with the debt scramble. house speaker john boehner's debt ceiling proposal will be put to the test today with an expected vote in the house. but realistically it's going nowhere fast. the president has vowed to veto the plan. so where do things go from here? tracie potts has more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a vote on a plan that democrats say will never reach the president's desk. budget officials found another $50 billion in savings, so house speaker john boehner is putting the plan to a vote today. >> the speaker's plan is on life support and it's time for him to pull the plug. >> never let them see you sweat. >> reporter: $1 trillion in cuts. it's no slam dunk, his own party wants more and complains his plan would add $7 trillion to our national debt. >> that is
>>> torrential rain leaves dozens dead in south korea. and cosmic tagalong, a massive neighbor in earth's orbit. good morning, i'm amara sohn. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with the debt scramble. house speaker john boehner's debt ceiling proposal will be put to the test today with an expected vote in the house. but realistically it's going nowhere fast. the president has vowed to veto the plan. so...
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. >>> world war ii and korea veteran, proud marine, long-time former senator of ohio. to mark his birthday life.com, what's left of the late, great magazine of that era, released photos today never before seen. how about the young astronaut lounging in his hotel room or running on the beach back in the primitive days of workout wear? now it can be told nasa had an early version of the ipad 3 in 1959. actually, that's not right at all. it's cockpit glass samples the astronauts were looking through. we met up with the senator recently at the air and space museum. he's doing great. though he's sad about the end of the manned space program. tonight we should tell you, he is recovering from successful knee replacement surgery on his 90th birthday. >>> one of the towering world figures of the last 100 years turned 93 today. ♪ >> south africa's 12 million school children sang a special version of happy birthday to nelson mandela today, part of the global celebration for the hero of the anti-apartheid movement. mandela, a peace prize winner, slowing down now, spent the occas
. >>> world war ii and korea veteran, proud marine, long-time former senator of ohio. to mark his birthday life.com, what's left of the late, great magazine of that era, released photos today never before seen. how about the young astronaut lounging in his hotel room or running on the beach back in the primitive days of workout wear? now it can be told nasa had an early version of the ipad 3 in 1959. actually, that's not right at all. it's cockpit glass samples the astronauts were...
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and other countries, say south korea, they spend their first year watching practice teaching. so see if they have what it takes. that's great. at the gets terrific. >> i would say no. >> i would now offering anyway. that's terrific. >> thank you. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm going to appoint you're out. >> thank you. this, of course, governor. [inaudible] >> the national board. >> are you a fan? >> i'm the chairman. >> okay. well, how come. i said i had gone to some of the early meetings. you know. never got around to its. and elmira of london and rene. i guess this is something of got to do. >> yes. [inaudible] >> congratulations. >> a clocker. don't worry about it. >> a heavyweight doorstop. >> said meyer. >> why listen to other people. i said to read this. they said to my dog and the stand. as the thing. writing makes the reading. >> in my riding base, i used to remember. complex stuff. >> rights. >> yes. a dozen stories. >> thank you for what you're doing. the really appreciate it. very much. especially. >> c'mon. really? [inaudible] >> zero. yes. yap. [inaudible] cards in
and other countries, say south korea, they spend their first year watching practice teaching. so see if they have what it takes. that's great. at the gets terrific. >> i would say no. >> i would now offering anyway. that's terrific. >> thank you. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm going to appoint you're out. >> thank you. this, of course, governor. [inaudible] >> the national board. >> are you a fan? >> i'm the chairman. >> okay. well, how...
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i lived in south korea for four years some time ago. they have national sales experts and income tax. i was reading online recently that approximately 23% of our products are u.s.-made products as a result of the cumulative income tax throughout the manufacturing process. i was wondering, our products are 22% overpriced and imported products are tax-free. i was wondering if we increased the sales tax it could make our products more attractive overseas. guest: what the caller is talking about is a value added tax. a lot of other countries have the spirit of the you and others have them in addition to an income tax. -- have these. the eu and others have them in addition to an income tax. you can structure them based on whether it is rated for exports. it will make your exports cheaper. senator mccain and others talked about possibly a v.a.t. instead of a corporate tax, for example. others on the liberal side would say, perhaps in addition to, but that gets conservatives worry because it could be super fuel for federal spending. it would m
i lived in south korea for four years some time ago. they have national sales experts and income tax. i was reading online recently that approximately 23% of our products are u.s.-made products as a result of the cumulative income tax throughout the manufacturing process. i was wondering, our products are 22% overpriced and imported products are tax-free. i was wondering if we increased the sales tax it could make our products more attractive overseas. guest: what the caller is talking about is...
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the president urged the congress in january to pass the korea agreement. all three have been ready for months. yet this week, right before the fourth of july weekend, it is planned at 3:00 in the afternoon after many senators have gone home. hundreds of thousands of hours have been spent getting this ready for congress to consider the free trade agreement. and then there is this rush job to jam them through the committee. the administration, to appease its political allies, is desperate to attach an extension of taa to the korean agreement. they would create thousands of new jobs and they are holding them up over taa. they're prepared to throw years of work on the free-trade agreements down the drain for this. this is beyond irresponsible. if the president wants to pass taa, pass it. let it stand on its own accord like we had in the past. but do not attach it to these agreements. we gave the administration fair warning on this. the president knew where we stood, and he decided to ignore those who do not agree with them. it is unfortunate that it has come t
the president urged the congress in january to pass the korea agreement. all three have been ready for months. yet this week, right before the fourth of july weekend, it is planned at 3:00 in the afternoon after many senators have gone home. hundreds of thousands of hours have been spent getting this ready for congress to consider the free trade agreement. and then there is this rush job to jam them through the committee. the administration, to appease its political allies, is desperate to...
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. >>> starting with it's the worst storm to hit south korea in a century, a landslide near seoul with severe flooding leaving at least 50 people dead. crews are searching for north korean land mines that washed down a swollen river into south korea. >>> and take a look at this, a teen driver rammed his car right into a 7-eleven convenience store, he said his brakes failed on him. police think it was just youthful inexperience. maybe he thought it was a drive hef throughdrive-through, but n hurt. it was the third car, yeah, the third one, to crash into a store in aurora, colorado, in 24 hours' time. >>> an investigation is under way in florida after two female foreign exchange students found surveillance equipment in their rental apartment. now, this equipment, it was disguised as smoke alarms and motion detectors. police are looking in to who installed these cameras and how the images were used. >>> residents in ann arbor, michigan, are passing out wanted posters following six different attacks on women in this month alone. earlier this week police released this composite sketch of th
. >>> starting with it's the worst storm to hit south korea in a century, a landslide near seoul with severe flooding leaving at least 50 people dead. crews are searching for north korean land mines that washed down a swollen river into south korea. >>> and take a look at this, a teen driver rammed his car right into a 7-eleven convenience store, he said his brakes failed on him. police think it was just youthful inexperience. maybe he thought it was a drive hef...
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i mean, other countries, say, south korea, would be a teacher in training might spend that first year paid but watching and doing practice teaching and so to see if they really have what it takes. that's great. i think it's terrific that you're here. i would offer you a glass of wine but -- >> but i would say no. >> i wouldn't offer it anyway. [laughter] >> but that's terrific in yeah. >> thank you. >> great to meet you. >> i'm going to point you out when i say something. >> bob wise. >> oh, bob, how are you? >> there was one of the of the -- >> sure. >> i want to say thing one board efficiencies -- >> are you a fan? >> i'm the chairman of the board. >> you are now the chairman. >> yeah, yeah. >> she said she read the book and i said, you know, i didn't go to the earlier meetings -- >> i'm going to stay until i finish talking to bob. >> you know this guy. >> yes. >> i'd never gotten around it. i'm an admirer of linda and of renee so i guess it's something i got to do. >> deborah thomas. >> debra. >> debra. >> like your reader. >> congratulations on this book. >> i think you'll like th
i mean, other countries, say, south korea, would be a teacher in training might spend that first year paid but watching and doing practice teaching and so to see if they really have what it takes. that's great. i think it's terrific that you're here. i would offer you a glass of wine but -- >> but i would say no. >> i wouldn't offer it anyway. [laughter] >> but that's terrific in yeah. >> thank you. >> great to meet you. >> i'm going to point you out when i...
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in korea it was never an issue. there were other issues with columbia a new regime sits down in agreement with our government on an action plan on workers' rights, violence and immunities and there is resistance to placing that clearly within the third columbia agreement and in my judgment that is unacceptable. >> another question. can we go to the side of the room? >> thank you. we will go to you next. >> okay. first i have to state my neutrality while working i was both in the public and private sector. my question is this. how do we stop that it, maybe it is a disease in this country for the public worker. it makes it much easier to cut public programs because we are cutting public workers and it starts when your job is lost. we need to put as much emphasis on saving jobs, preserving important jobs as we do in creating jobs, but first and foremost it seems to me we have to stop this horrible habit sing without challenge the public worker. >> excellent question. a very sympathetic response to this panel ensure. as
in korea it was never an issue. there were other issues with columbia a new regime sits down in agreement with our government on an action plan on workers' rights, violence and immunities and there is resistance to placing that clearly within the third columbia agreement and in my judgment that is unacceptable. >> another question. can we go to the side of the room? >> thank you. we will go to you next. >> okay. first i have to state my neutrality while working i was both in...
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. >> i also want to talk about this story oust south korea. "the new york times" is reporting just an alarming number of suicides. it's really a tough story to talk about. i believe, if i remember correctly, three time the rate of suicide there than here in the u.s. >> 30 people a day are committing suicide in south korea. very worrying statistics. it is three times -- it's the highest in the industrialized world and three times the u.s. rate, as you say. and the thing is that it's covering all facets of society there, from rural farmers who are depressed about poverty, right through to athletes and entertainers and politicians. very disturbing stuff. the other thing that's linked to it -- it's the usual sort of reasons, poverty, stress, workload, that sort of stuff. a couple of other factors. in south korea, it's almost a cultural thing to not be open to the idea of mental illness, not to go and get treated. the idea they normally end up down in the pub or talking to shamans. >> it has that stigma a lot of places, which is why people don't ge
. >> i also want to talk about this story oust south korea. "the new york times" is reporting just an alarming number of suicides. it's really a tough story to talk about. i believe, if i remember correctly, three time the rate of suicide there than here in the u.s. >> 30 people a day are committing suicide in south korea. very worrying statistics. it is three times -- it's the highest in the industrialized world and three times the u.s. rate, as you say. and the thing is...
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but as it was reported in north korea, north korea beat the u.s. 2-0. after the match, the coach of the north korean team said his players might not have been playing as well because they were struck by lightning. for real. this is what he said. he said when they were practicing, more than five of the players were struck by lightning and that's why they didn't play so well. that's a fantastic excuse. i'm going to -- [ laughter ] sorry the show isn't funny tonight. i got struck by lightning. during rehearsal. you wouldn't have known it, though, watching the game, because it was exciting from beginning to end and it's time now for our women's world cup play of the day. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: take that, nfl lockout. [ applause ] should we just go right out to the thing? yeah, we might as well get to the belly flopping, right? do we have people out there? first ofofll, we have guillermo. hello, guillermo. >> hi, jimmy. how are you doing? >> jimmy: i'm doing well, thank you. it's time for our sixth annual pedestrian belly flop competition. there, that's our
but as it was reported in north korea, north korea beat the u.s. 2-0. after the match, the coach of the north korean team said his players might not have been playing as well because they were struck by lightning. for real. this is what he said. he said when they were practicing, more than five of the players were struck by lightning and that's why they didn't play so well. that's a fantastic excuse. i'm going to -- [ laughter ] sorry the show isn't funny tonight. i got struck by lightning....
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we can have some ally, australia and south korea and others. but never. and the third is the president has already announced that he will begin to drawdown our troop levels. on the other hand, i think it's a mind bendingly tough problem. we never wanted to dominate them. so we they ever were trying to do what britain and russia failed to do. we didn't want to do that. we did want to nation build. and it was an honorable thing to do. and we may or may not succeed. and i think what the president said, we're going to try to keep those folks as safe as responsible and get it over with as quick as we can. >> i'm wrapping it up. i recently went with the secretary of state, hillary clinton, to paris, cairo and tunis and watched her closely just as i used to watch you closely when you were president of the united states. and watching her in those meetings, watching her in those sessions, i saw a lot of bill clinton when he was president of the united states. and here's the question. did she learn from you or did you learn from her? >> well, i would hope a little
we can have some ally, australia and south korea and others. but never. and the third is the president has already announced that he will begin to drawdown our troop levels. on the other hand, i think it's a mind bendingly tough problem. we never wanted to dominate them. so we they ever were trying to do what britain and russia failed to do. we didn't want to do that. we did want to nation build. and it was an honorable thing to do. and we may or may not succeed. and i think what the president...
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the reference north korea is simply incorrect, and some of the other facts are there are differences of opinion about that, but i think it won't help if there is a distortion of the facts, and i will be glad to discuss it with you and we will have plenty of time. >> yes, ma'am. >> i have been following american history especially since 65. i think we have to really restore our fairness and the good concept and i think you are talking about a way to compare to the nonprofit measurement and i think one thing about those profits is they are really not a good measurement because those who can say there is a negative productivity. and that's why you have the labor problem, the unemployment problem because those people who have a high income who are going to take our people's house, people's jobs so we have to change in a way the productivity on the - predicted become so we want to help create a job we don't just say we want a job, we want to send the money to where the jobs are needed and not to a state or local government because those people who create the job is to destroy our economy.
the reference north korea is simply incorrect, and some of the other facts are there are differences of opinion about that, but i think it won't help if there is a distortion of the facts, and i will be glad to discuss it with you and we will have plenty of time. >> yes, ma'am. >> i have been following american history especially since 65. i think we have to really restore our fairness and the good concept and i think you are talking about a way to compare to the nonprofit...
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meanwhile, south korea's already signed trade agreements with europe, and china is becoming the biggest economy on earth because they have a single-minded focus on creating jobs. and we should have a similar focus. second, leadership requires metrics. every initiative should be measured against a job standard. this is true in the public and private sectors. nowhere is this truer than with regulation. the heightened regulatory structure that has been put in place in the u.s. over the past 10-15 years may be justified on some grounds, and some agencies are better than others, but it is clear that activist regulation is hurting jobs and hurting competitiveness. that is why we're pleased with the executive order the president issued this morning, and since the council was created we've been urging the administration to streamline the regulatory processes for independent agencies. and they listened. and the council exists to make these kind of recommendations and to be a catalyzing force and make it happen. as i said earlier, we've conducted multiple listening and action sessions. in dayton
meanwhile, south korea's already signed trade agreements with europe, and china is becoming the biggest economy on earth because they have a single-minded focus on creating jobs. and we should have a similar focus. second, leadership requires metrics. every initiative should be measured against a job standard. this is true in the public and private sectors. nowhere is this truer than with regulation. the heightened regulatory structure that has been put in place in the u.s. over the past 10-15...
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also, senate republicans boycotted a committee meeting on free trade agreements with south korea, colombia, and panama. they disagreed with the inclusion of a program with aid workers who lost their jobs due to outsourcing. the negotiations on the free trade agreement had become "not just" so they decided to block them. and then outgoing secretary robert gates's outgoing ceremony. he is the first defense secretary to serve both the republican and democratic president. all of this is next on c-span. >> nasa administrator charles bolden speaks with the national press club tomorrow. >> this is the day fourth of july weekend. we will visit the smithsonian museum of natural history. former first lady laura bush and overtime and the white house, and her more spoken from the heart pinned in a panel including former clinton brusca for terry -- former clinton press secretary. >> senate majority leader harry reid announced today that the senate will council in its budget will cancel its july 4 -- will cancel its july 4 break. he spoke for about 15 minutes. >> i announced this morning that we would b
also, senate republicans boycotted a committee meeting on free trade agreements with south korea, colombia, and panama. they disagreed with the inclusion of a program with aid workers who lost their jobs due to outsourcing. the negotiations on the free trade agreement had become "not just" so they decided to block them. and then outgoing secretary robert gates's outgoing ceremony. he is the first defense secretary to serve both the republican and democratic president. all of this is...
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>> korea would lose 159,000 jobs. it is too large as 14,000 jobs we would lose. colombia is a special category. forget about the economics of it. 51 trade union members were assassinated in colombia. the most dangerous person -- the most dangerous place to be in the world if you are in a trade union is colombia. is 51 ceo's had been assassinated last year, would we be clamoring for a trade agreement or clamoring for the rule of law. congressman levin thought to get the work plan put into preliminary language so that it had enforceability. as it is, colombia lacks the ability or the will to enforce the rule of law and to protect trade unions. the work plan that the president agreed to was an improvement. after the agreement is signed, there is no way to enforce it. they could on their nose -- thumb their nose at us and there is nothing we could do. economically, it is a bad deal. the workers on both sides of the border disagree with it and they will fight it. >> i will add to that comment. there is new work by economists. i will point to a paper by a professor at
>> korea would lose 159,000 jobs. it is too large as 14,000 jobs we would lose. colombia is a special category. forget about the economics of it. 51 trade union members were assassinated in colombia. the most dangerous person -- the most dangerous place to be in the world if you are in a trade union is colombia. is 51 ceo's had been assassinated last year, would we be clamoring for a trade agreement or clamoring for the rule of law. congressman levin thought to get the work plan put into...
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for example, correa town in a los angeles -- korea town in los angeles it is part of the two african-american districts. asian groups are very dissatisfied about that. that is a rising group. the other thing is, you are all assuming, contra the practice to texas, that these district boundaries last 10 years. what makes you think, notwithstanding various indictments, that anyone is going to let these districts go for 10 years, if they begin to experience when you were suggesting, in terms of substantial population movements. >> there are a number of states that have prohibitions on redistricting. texas is not one of them. the supreme court said there would only be requirements for redistricting once a decade. there are some opportunities in some states for redistricting. and it was not just texas. georgia, new hampshire, south carolina. so i expect we will see redistricting over the next decade. it especially -- especially if we see these submitted a swing votes. if democrats take control of the state legislature, i would not be surprised to see a democratic plan replace the republican plan. i
for example, correa town in a los angeles -- korea town in los angeles it is part of the two african-american districts. asian groups are very dissatisfied about that. that is a rising group. the other thing is, you are all assuming, contra the practice to texas, that these district boundaries last 10 years. what makes you think, notwithstanding various indictments, that anyone is going to let these districts go for 10 years, if they begin to experience when you were suggesting, in terms of...
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russia, and south korea, state owned utility. in other words, we will give up the grand canyon and potable water likely to benefit the russians and south korea. and any mining that is included in this bill comes under a bill that was signed by ue listcies -ulysses grant in 186 -- 72. at the same time the majority proposes crippling cuts to the e.p.a. that will cut programs that protect our air and water. there are few more important responsibilities in making sure when we go to the kitsch sink the water coming out is safe. we know a human being may live as long as he or she may without food. for days without water f our nation can't protect the most basic of life necessities, we have indeed fallen far. today's bill will also prohibit the use of government money to add animals to the endangered species list, but allows the use of government money to take species off the list. this policy change threatens the endangered species act and the protection that is come with it. the misguided priorities in this bill would directly impact
russia, and south korea, state owned utility. in other words, we will give up the grand canyon and potable water likely to benefit the russians and south korea. and any mining that is included in this bill comes under a bill that was signed by ue listcies -ulysses grant in 186 -- 72. at the same time the majority proposes crippling cuts to the e.p.a. that will cut programs that protect our air and water. there are few more important responsibilities in making sure when we go to the kitsch sink...
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with south korea, colombia and panama need to be passed through the house. but we got to agree on something. they have been sitting on the president's desk since he's been in office. so i urge the president to send those free trade agreements without any additional spending attached to them because those are job creators. for every $1 billion worth of exports, it's 10,000 jobs here at home. so i really hope that the administration starts to pinpoint and look at the real problems that our country's facing so we can get america back to work and we can lead to more economic growth and prosperity because it starts with the american worker. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi, for five minutes. mr. garamendi: i thank you, madam speaker. i was just kind of curious about which one of those e.p.a. regulations that my colleague was talking about. perhaps it's the one that would prevent the emission of mercury int
with south korea, colombia and panama need to be passed through the house. but we got to agree on something. they have been sitting on the president's desk since he's been in office. so i urge the president to send those free trade agreements without any additional spending attached to them because those are job creators. for every $1 billion worth of exports, it's 10,000 jobs here at home. so i really hope that the administration starts to pinpoint and look at the real problems that our...
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is complicating what the administration and that would be an easy push to broaden trade with south korea, columbia, and panama. this is a new budget date for the states. we will give you a flavor of what is going on with budget negotiations around the country. you probably heard on the news that the governor of our state and his legislature where not able to find a compromise in minnesota. >> i deeply regret that the last week of intense negotiations between republican legislative leaders have failed to bridge the divide. our major difference is the same. it was a difference between my balanced approach in significant spending cuts. >> that is governor mark dayton. minnesota government shuts down as budget talks stall pripet the governor has priorities about what would be paid after budget talks failed. this is the second time in six years in the state budget talks have failed. let's give you a flavor of what else is going on around the country in regard to budget negotiations. from michigan -- the mayor of detroit made a last-minute deal. chicago -- $367 -- three and $67 million in budg
is complicating what the administration and that would be an easy push to broaden trade with south korea, columbia, and panama. this is a new budget date for the states. we will give you a flavor of what is going on with budget negotiations around the country. you probably heard on the news that the governor of our state and his legislature where not able to find a compromise in minnesota. >> i deeply regret that the last week of intense negotiations between republican legislative leaders...
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it went to korea, china -- china, japan. they knew it would be tough to get into areas dominated by those areas. power tools for black & decker. they would use this to master their technology and production. there new and sophisticated plans, batteries for electric vehicles, the largest lithium ion battery factor in america. this employs 800 michigan workers. half of them are out of work before a13 came to town. we cannot just make ideas here. we have to make products here. that is the story so far. what can we learn from this? there is nothing that we cannot fix together. we have to work together. here are some rules. attracted brilliant scholars and help them get of of the education and hands-on experience they can handle. serve our homegrown factories and improve education and increased the number of graduates in this field. the united states trails many nations in europe and asia. it is a in terms of getting bachelor's degree in engineering and the natural sciences. the number of american science and engineering ph.d. re
it went to korea, china -- china, japan. they knew it would be tough to get into areas dominated by those areas. power tools for black & decker. they would use this to master their technology and production. there new and sophisticated plans, batteries for electric vehicles, the largest lithium ion battery factor in america. this employs 800 michigan workers. half of them are out of work before a13 came to town. we cannot just make ideas here. we have to make products here. that is the...
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capitol hill with the house smoke ways and means committee taking a look at three agreements for south korea, colombia, and panama. this is "the wall street journal" this morning with a piece about a program attached to the free trade agreement -- trade assistance administration program. it says -- the story continues inside "the wall street journal." elizabeth williamson reports about how much this costs. we will go to mary who has a job in houston, texas. your thoughts. caller: first of all, where does the president think he is going to get taxes when no one is working? he keeps shutting down these large companies that have -- providing jobs, like nasa. i also think they should have attacks of those companies will outsource to other countries, therefore denying americans jobs. at 64, i still have to work. i am blessed to have a job and thank all for it after 25 years. and i think some of the programs they can cut to save a lot of money that are totally wasted because i have seen these. early in the morning, these schools where the children get these free breakfasts. these little children u
capitol hill with the house smoke ways and means committee taking a look at three agreements for south korea, colombia, and panama. this is "the wall street journal" this morning with a piece about a program attached to the free trade agreement -- trade assistance administration program. it says -- the story continues inside "the wall street journal." elizabeth williamson reports about how much this costs. we will go to mary who has a job in houston, texas. your thoughts....
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i went to korea, got lg chem to come to michigan. it's very exciting. there's a whole industry that we have created because we have the right policy in place. >> now, correct me if i'm wrong, you were just in china. what did you learn there. >> yes. oh, my gosh. i went with a group securing america's energy. in china, they have very aggressive policies to create policies in energy. so we met with a lot of chinese officials. one comes up to me during a meeting and says, so when is the united states going to get a national energy policy? and i said, you know, partisanship in washington, i don't know. and this is what he did. he goes like this. he goes, take your time. why? because china has leapfrogged over the u.s. in attracting private sector investment in clean energy. they have pulled a huge number of factories away from the united states because their policy is right. it's not just about wages. it is about policy. and so the frustration for us and for those of us who want to see a manufacturing sector in america is every day we wait and don't have na
i went to korea, got lg chem to come to michigan. it's very exciting. there's a whole industry that we have created because we have the right policy in place. >> now, correct me if i'm wrong, you were just in china. what did you learn there. >> yes. oh, my gosh. i went with a group securing america's energy. in china, they have very aggressive policies to create policies in energy. so we met with a lot of chinese officials. one comes up to me during a meeting and says, so when is...
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. >>> deadly flooding and landsslides in south korea. this is the capital seoul. 77 people are dead or missing and some swept away by the fast-moving floodwaters. 17 inches of rain has fullen since tuesday. that is the worst in a century. >>> in hollywood last night, a wild scene outside a chinese theater. after a fire inspector declared the theater overcrowded for a movie premiere and angry crowd formed outside and riot police moved in. bottles were thrown and police cars vandalized and took police four hours to disperse that crowd. >>> a new record this morning at the world swimming championship. he finished 200 meter im in 1:54, a tenth of a second faster than his own world record set two years ago. the first new world swimming record since the high tech body suits were banned last year. michael phelps finished second, by the way. >>> 11 minutes past the hour. back over to chris. >> michael phelps is not used to finishing second. jeff, thanks. >>> parents have a tough enough time to decide whether their kids should have cell phones an
. >>> deadly flooding and landsslides in south korea. this is the capital seoul. 77 people are dead or missing and some swept away by the fast-moving floodwaters. 17 inches of rain has fullen since tuesday. that is the worst in a century. >>> in hollywood last night, a wild scene outside a chinese theater. after a fire inspector declared the theater overcrowded for a movie premiere and angry crowd formed outside and riot police moved in. bottles were thrown and police cars...
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international economics after with a look at be intending free trade agreement with columbia, south korea, and panama. "washington journal" on c-span. >> this weekend on booktv on c- span2, it is everything you know about the oakton chorale wrong? a different story about why it ur, doc holliday, and the clan gangs on "afterwords. looking at the long war on islamism. also, a former mexican foreign minister talks about the challenges facing our southern neighbor. look for that at booktv.org, and sign up for the alert, a weekly schedules in your in box. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> at the end of every week, so we are moving in a particular direction. camasses posed -- cameras pose all sorts of things that the others do not. >> right now on the c-span youtube channel, watch the latest comments on cameras in the courtroom. also, our local content of vehicles on line at youtube .com/cspan. >> addressing the situation about packing into individual cell phones, and members asked about education reform and healt
international economics after with a look at be intending free trade agreement with columbia, south korea, and panama. "washington journal" on c-span. >> this weekend on booktv on c- span2, it is everything you know about the oakton chorale wrong? a different story about why it ur, doc holliday, and the clan gangs on "afterwords. looking at the long war on islamism. also, a former mexican foreign minister talks about the challenges facing our southern neighbor. look for...
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president talked today about passing these export opening agreements, so-called trade agreements with korea and colombia and panama. and of course, we should pass those. that's about 250,000 job as soon as we pass them. we should also move forward quickly with tax reform. that's something that i think economists across the board would agree is needed to spur economic growth, because our current code doesn't make any sense. it hurts jobs and it hurts growth. so there are things that we can and should do. >> senator sanders also thinks he thinks the wealthiest 1% need to pay more taxes. so when you talk about tax reform, what do you mean? >> well, what we need to do is actually have a lower rate, but get rid of a lot of the deduks and credits, exclusions, preferences. the president calls them loopholes. others call them tax expenditures. it's about $1 trillion a year. and be able to lower the rate to make us more competitive. we have a problem with the individual income tax system, which is way too complicated. it does encourage investment and job, but also the corporate rate which is now hig
president talked today about passing these export opening agreements, so-called trade agreements with korea and colombia and panama. and of course, we should pass those. that's about 250,000 job as soon as we pass them. we should also move forward quickly with tax reform. that's something that i think economists across the board would agree is needed to spur economic growth, because our current code doesn't make any sense. it hurts jobs and it hurts growth. so there are things that we can and...
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generation and it is certainly correct of your caller to find people who served in world war ii and korea and vietnam -- those were extraordinary times and the public stepped up. the questions of whether you would fight of the country needed you to do so, and a substantial number said they would be willing to fight if the country needed them. again, we don't know, it is a hypothetical question and perhaps people are getting the responses they think the pollsters want to hear. but i think if it is something really difficult for the country you would have people stepping up just after not -- just like they did after 9/11. host: the the question change after 9/11? guest: there were many more overt displays of patriotism. more people said they display the flag of than a year or two before but still there were a lot of people who say they display the flag on independence day weekend. it is not surprising that the numbers picked up right after 9/11. they have pretty much gone back to where they were before. but it shows the underlying patriotism. host: john, democrats' line. new york. caller: g
generation and it is certainly correct of your caller to find people who served in world war ii and korea and vietnam -- those were extraordinary times and the public stepped up. the questions of whether you would fight of the country needed you to do so, and a substantial number said they would be willing to fight if the country needed them. again, we don't know, it is a hypothetical question and perhaps people are getting the responses they think the pollsters want to hear. but i think if it...
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flores: the time has come to pass the colombia, panama, and south korea free trade agreements. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. johnson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. cut, cap, and balance is not a jobs bill, it's a job-killing bill. it's a new way of trying to ramrod the ryan budget proposal down our throats. it's the ryan budget with lipstick. and it's really just slash and burn politics with a new face. today the republicans will vote unanimously for this draconian slash and burn ryan budget plan that they now call cut, cap, and balance. for the third time the republicans will vote unanimously to cut medicare and change social security to a voucher program that puts our seniors at the mercy of the for-profit insurance companies. and that's real. we need jobs and economic growth. not cut, cap, and balance. which is, again, j
flores: the time has come to pass the colombia, panama, and south korea free trade agreements. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. johnson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. cut, cap, and balance is not a jobs bill, it's a job-killing bill. it's a...
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section 8042, none of the funds may be obligated or expended to the democratic people's republic of korea. section 8043, funds appropriated for operation and maintenance of the military departments combatant commands shall be available for reimbursement of pay which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the national guard and reserve. section 8044, none of the funds in this act may be used to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel. section 8045, none of the funds for drug interdiction or counterdrug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency. none of the funds to the central intelligence agency for drug interdiction may be transferred to any other department or agency. section 8046, none of the funds may be used for the procurement of roller barings other than those used by a domestic source. section 8047, none of the funds may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the united states. section 8048, none of the funds may be used to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the department who approves or
section 8042, none of the funds may be obligated or expended to the democratic people's republic of korea. section 8043, funds appropriated for operation and maintenance of the military departments combatant commands shall be available for reimbursement of pay which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the national guard and reserve. section 8044, none of the funds in this act may be used to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel. section 8045, none of the...
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the law punished her, ultimately sending her back to korea, a place she could never remember with a language she didn't speak. so i introduced the dream act and the dream act said if you came to america under the circumstances, if you're brought here as a child, if you grew up in this country and graduated from high school, if you had no serious questions about your moral standing in the community, no serious problems with any criminal activity or background, we would give you a chance, just a chance, and the chance was you could either enlist in our military for at least two years or you could complete two years of college. and if you did that, we would allow you to work toward legal status. all along, we would be asking the same questions. as the years went by, have you done anything that would suggest to us that you shouldn't be part of the united states of america? that was the dream act. and so i introduced the bill ten years ago. interesting story what happened to teresa. she went on to school at juilliard, and she did become an accomplished concert pianist. she has played a concert at
the law punished her, ultimately sending her back to korea, a place she could never remember with a language she didn't speak. so i introduced the dream act and the dream act said if you came to america under the circumstances, if you're brought here as a child, if you grew up in this country and graduated from high school, if you had no serious questions about your moral standing in the community, no serious problems with any criminal activity or background, we would give you a chance, just a...
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to penetrate china or the soviet union or wherever we might have to penetrate at some point, north korea, we'd be vulnerable with the b-52's and the bmbing-1's surface to air missiles. making sure that we get a high quality, celty airplane to follow the b-2 is a matter of national importance. i yield back my time and support the amendment. the chair: the gentleman creeleds back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. as many as are in favor will signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes visit. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. >> i request permission to enter into colloquy with ranking member dicks. mrs. lowey: i rise to address the ranking member of the house appropriations committee mr. decks and also the chair in a colloquy on the critical need to improve the retention and competitive compensation o
to penetrate china or the soviet union or wherever we might have to penetrate at some point, north korea, we'd be vulnerable with the b-52's and the bmbing-1's surface to air missiles. making sure that we get a high quality, celty airplane to follow the b-2 is a matter of national importance. i yield back my time and support the amendment. the chair: the gentleman creeleds back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman...
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the economic policy institute estimates that implementing the colombia and south korea free trade agreements would increase the u.s. trade deficit by $16.8 billion and eliminate or displace 214,000 u.s. jobs. particularly at a time when we should be focused on job creation, i strongly oppose all three f.t.a.'s which jeopardize more jobs. finally, i find it particularly concerning that we are considering implementing an f.t.a. with colombia in the absence of demonstrated progress on human rights and workers' rights. mr. speaker, we cannot turn a blind eye to ongoing abuses, and we should not consider the trade agreements until these issues are fully resolved. i thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california, ms. linda sanchez, for five minutes. ms. sanchez: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sanchez: mr. speaker, i rise this morning to address the house and the american people regarding the colombia free trade agreement and the negative impa
the economic policy institute estimates that implementing the colombia and south korea free trade agreements would increase the u.s. trade deficit by $16.8 billion and eliminate or displace 214,000 u.s. jobs. particularly at a time when we should be focused on job creation, i strongly oppose all three f.t.a.'s which jeopardize more jobs. finally, i find it particularly concerning that we are considering implementing an f.t.a. with colombia in the absence of demonstrated progress on human rights...
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the hospital opened its doors, it served veterans from world war 1, world war ii, korea, vietnam and up to the present day, 18,000 iraq and afghanistan soldiers as well. the original building, 1909, was soon surrounded by a whole complex, 100-acre complex of medical buildings that survives to this day and will be handed over to the city of dc and the state department. the presidents came here for treatment, though they haven't in recent years. in 1960, richard nixon, before he was president, when he was actually a candidate, came here for the treatment of a bacterial infection and you see lyndon johnson coming to visit him. the head of the health care system here at walter reed says it's going to be a bittersweet event today. let's listen. >> walter reed is an icon. you go any place in the world and talk to anyone in the military and even if they can't speak english, you say the words walter reed and they know exactly what you're talking about. so a true iconic status. >> that will end for this facility. but it continues a few miles away in bethesda, maryland where the new medical ce
the hospital opened its doors, it served veterans from world war 1, world war ii, korea, vietnam and up to the present day, 18,000 iraq and afghanistan soldiers as well. the original building, 1909, was soon surrounded by a whole complex, 100-acre complex of medical buildings that survives to this day and will be handed over to the city of dc and the state department. the presidents came here for treatment, though they haven't in recent years. in 1960, richard nixon, before he was president,...
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so let's pass these agreements with south korea, colombia, and panama. let's re-authorize the g.s.p. and the andean trade preference act, and finally fulfill our duty to the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until the hour it will be an hour of rule debate and at least two hours of general debate and votes throughout the afternoon. the critical issue is how that vote will go. the "politico" is reporting that speaker boehner told lawmakers this morning don't have the votes to pass the debt ceiling package but he predicted his leadership team will get the legislation across the finish line this morning. also, another reporting this morning about some republicans who are agreeing to the plan, including mike pence of indiana who made that announcement on the house floor just a short while ago. bob goodlatte of virginia. walter jones of north carolina. and lynn west motherland of georgia. bob cusack in "the hill" writes the motives witho
so let's pass these agreements with south korea, colombia, and panama. let's re-authorize the g.s.p. and the andean trade preference act, and finally fulfill our duty to the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until the hour it will be an hour of rule debate and at least two hours of general debate and votes throughout the afternoon. the critical issue is how that vote will...
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going to build a pipeline, at least have it be sold here in america and not sold to china, not sold to korea, at least have that guarantee. they refuse to even have a vote on it, ladies and gentlemen. that's what this is all about. once again, it's all about this ideological belief that the largest oil company know best. we should not be taxing them, we should not be putting any burden on the biggest oil companies, better to push the american economy to the brink of fiscal collapse than the republicans would ever consider allowing to rescind tax breaks for the biggest oil companies. they wouldn't even begin to think about putting that on the table. grandma's social security check, absolutely. building a pipeline through our country with the dirtiest oil in the world to be sold to asia, absolutely, no problem for the republicans. so this bill, despite the overwhelming factual evidence that building the pipeline will only result in dirtier air, more profits to big oil, without benefits to the american consumer, they are going to continue to push forward. vote no on this environmental atrocity.
going to build a pipeline, at least have it be sold here in america and not sold to china, not sold to korea, at least have that guarantee. they refuse to even have a vote on it, ladies and gentlemen. that's what this is all about. once again, it's all about this ideological belief that the largest oil company know best. we should not be taxing them, we should not be putting any burden on the biggest oil companies, better to push the american economy to the brink of fiscal collapse than the...
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hand, the united states lost the market advantage because we allowed the manufacturing to go abroad to korea, china, and japan. when a123 started up, they knew it was going to be really tough to enter electronics fields that were dominated by those nations. they hit on the unusual niche in which they could develop their advanced batteries, power tools for black and decker. then they used the niche to master their technology and product. they moved on making batteries for transportation. their new and very sophisticated plant in michigan makes battery for hybrid and electric vehicles. it's the largest lithium ion battery factory in america. this advanced manufacturing plant employs 800 michigan workers. and about half of them were out of work before a123 came to town. rule five, this is really important, if we want to make u.s. jobs, we can't just make ideas here. we have to make products here. that's the a123 story so far. what can we learn from this? my view is that there's nothing wrong with the american innovation system that we can't fix together. but we need to recommit to each of its e
hand, the united states lost the market advantage because we allowed the manufacturing to go abroad to korea, china, and japan. when a123 started up, they knew it was going to be really tough to enter electronics fields that were dominated by those nations. they hit on the unusual niche in which they could develop their advanced batteries, power tools for black and decker. then they used the niche to master their technology and product. they moved on making batteries for transportation. their...
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. >>> it is the worst storm the to hit south korea in a century. more than 70 people have died in the severe flooding there. and caught on tape, this dramatic video from the bridge of a landslide near seoul. >>> the u.s. is citing new evidence that iran is funding al qaeda. it's the most serious allegation to date against iran. meantime, the two american hikers detained in iran face a final hearing in the espionage case against them. the hikers say they entered iran accidentally while hiking in neighboring iraq back in 2009. >>> and a fender-bender you could only get in monte carlo. a woman in a $400,000 bentley convertible caused a five-car pileup with a mercedes, a ferrari, a porsche, and an aston martin. to make matters worse, the passengers couldn't flee the embarrassing scene as a crowd gathered around. their car doors were jammed shut in the crash. it is 7:13 pacific time. back to matt, ann, and al. the guys particularly hurt seeing those cars damaged. >> not a lot of sympathy. >> insurance is going to be high. >> the grille on the bentley. m
. >>> it is the worst storm the to hit south korea in a century. more than 70 people have died in the severe flooding there. and caught on tape, this dramatic video from the bridge of a landslide near seoul. >>> the u.s. is citing new evidence that iran is funding al qaeda. it's the most serious allegation to date against iran. meantime, the two american hikers detained in iran face a final hearing in the espionage case against them. the hikers say they entered iran...
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. >>> some dramatic rescues overnight from the rising waters from south korea's floods. torrential rain caused a landslide today that killed more than 30 people northeast of the capital. than 30 people northeast of the capital. many of those killed were college students doing volunteer work. >>> a jogger in england is hailed as a hero after he disz covered a woman whose car had slid to the edge of a 300 foot cliff. the woman remained seriously injured in her car for 20 hours until he found her and alerted rescuers. the jogger even climbed down the cliff and stayed perched by her car until authorities could get there to rescue her. she is now recovering from her injuries. >>> and could this be the first lady's next dress designer? that's 12-year-old grant miller. and while he may be young, his dresses ooze sophistication beyond his years. his muse, by the way, michelle obama said he is open to seeing the young designer's orchid inspired dress sketched there just for her. i think it looks absolutely gorgeous. she would look beautiful in it. 7:15 right now. let's turn it ba
. >>> some dramatic rescues overnight from the rising waters from south korea's floods. torrential rain caused a landslide today that killed more than 30 people northeast of the capital. than 30 people northeast of the capital. many of those killed were college students doing volunteer work. >>> a jogger in england is hailed as a hero after he disz covered a woman whose car had slid to the edge of a 300 foot cliff. the woman remained seriously injured in her car for 20 hours...